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School House, 44 School Lane, Coleshill, Swindon, SN6 7PR

Decided Vale of White Horse P26/V0439/TCA Works to trees in CA

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

The tree is an 11 metre high Monterey Cypress, which stands on the Western border of the site. It has been classed as a B2 tree according to the BS 5837 category grading system. Whilst it looks very nice, unfortunately it has been found to have grown directly over the property sewage manhole, and as such represents a present and future danger, both from roots blocking Thames Water sewer pipes (a recent sewage blockage discovered roots from this tree to be the cause) and an inherent weakness in terms of its anchorage to the ground, around the manhole structure. Please see attached photos for evidence. It is not possible to open the manhole fully without cutting the roots out from under the tree, which is not a sustainable situation.

As published by the council, reference P26/V0439/TCA

Application record

Reference
P26/V0439/TCA
Type
Works to trees in CA
Status
Decision Made
Decision
No obj CA works
Received
18 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Decided
4 Mar 2026
Postcode
SN6 7PR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Feb 2026

    Received by Vale of White Horse

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: No obj CA works

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Vale of White Horse has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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